disrespect

n.

Lack of respect, esteem, or courteous regard.

tr.v., -spect·ed, -spect·ing, -spects.

To show a lack of respect for: disrespected her elders; disrespected the law.

noun

1. Lack of proper respect: irreverence, lese majesty. See respect/contempt/standing.
2. The state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confident: assumption, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, discourtesy, effrontery, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall¹, impertinence, impudence, impudency, incivility, insolence, nerve, nerviness, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness. Informal brass, crust, sauce, uppishness, uppityness. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, courtesy/discourtesy.

n

Definition: disregard, rudeness toward someone
Antonyms: civility, esteem, honor, regard, respect, reverence

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IN BRIEF: Lack of politeness.

The grandchild showed disrespect by laughing loudly at the funeral.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - uhøflighed, respektløshed
v. tr. - vise mangel på respekt for

Nederlands (Dutch)
oneerbiedigheid, niet eerbiedigen

Français (French)
n. - manque de respect, irrévérence
v. tr. - manquer de respect envers

Deutsch (German)
n. - Missachtung, Respektlosigkeit
v. - nicht achten, unhöflich behandeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ασέβεια, έλλειψη σεβασμού, αυθάδεια, θράσος, αγένεια

Italiano (Italian)
mancanza di rispetto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desrespeito (m)

Русский (Russian)
неуважение

Español (Spanish)
n. - falta de respeto
v. tr. - faltar el respeto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - respektlöshet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不敬, 无礼, 失礼, 不尊敬, 不尊重

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不敬, 無禮, 失禮
v. tr. - 不尊敬, 不尊重

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 경시, 실례
v. tr. - 멸시하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 無礼, 失礼

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عدم احترام, ازدراء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חוסר כבוד, גסות‬
v. tr. - ‮בז ל-, התייחס בחוסר כבוד ל-‬

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